He added: “The show has been a tremendous success and we have welcomed a host of amazing guests to the Fringe stage, raising money for good causes far and wide.

“I have thoroughly enjoyed my time treading the boards at the Festival and I relished being Alex Salmond... Unleashed for 19 shows in a row.

“Thank you to all the backroom staff involved in such a top-class production. That’s all - but only for now!”

Guests on Mr Salmond’s show over its run included politicians such as Brexit Secretary David Davis, as well as the former Celtic footballer Neil Lennon and comedian John Bishop.

The last show featured Scottish Brexit Minister Mike Russell as well as a surprise appearance by singer Sheena Wellington, who performed the Robert Burns classic A Man’s A Man For A’ That, which she sang at the opening of the Scottish Parliament in 1999.